Talk:Nickel (Canadian coin)
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I noted that Canadian Nickels were magnetic up to 1958, after which they are not.
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- Canadian Nickels that are not magnetic are 1942 Tombac, 1943 (these were a brass alloy) and 1982-2000 (note that 2000P is magnetic and is worth over $4 if you find one in your change). Blacknail 20:59, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
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- I say find one, and test it with a magnet. Soemthing happened in 1958 to remove the magnetism. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 12.41.204.3 (talk) 14:39, 7 December 2006 (UTC).
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[edit] 2000 Change
Did the 2000 change in composition also reflect a change in the US nickel composition, or was it independent of that? --RealGrouchy 17:11, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
- Independent. The US nickel is still made from cupro-nickel. --93JC 00:14, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Magnetic Nickels
I have nickels ranging from 1963 to 1980. Any idea why they are magnetic? Dtbohrer 00:46, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
- It's because they're made of nickel, which is ferromagnetic like iron/steel. I've come across some 2001 and 2006 nickels that are non-magnetic, but the chart here claims that only plated steel ones were made after 2000. Why would this be? I haven't been able to find anything on this on the internet. --Eloil 06:26, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
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- According to one site (http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/coins/canada/can5c.htm), the cupro-nickel version was made until 2001, not 1999 as the chart here claims, so both steel and cupro-nickel ones were made in 2000 and 2001. The steel nickels can be identified by a "P" that appears under the queen's portrait. I'll change the chart to reflect this, but the non-magnetic 2006's are still a mystery. Are they cupro-nickel, or something else? They are also missing the "P" like the earlier non-magnetic nickels. --Eloil 07:13, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
